Condemnation of Israel on Holocaust Remembrance Day... Anti-Right-Wing Protests in Germany

On Holocaust Remembrance Day (the Nazi genocide of Jews), protests supporting Palestine and condemning Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip were held in Spain and Italy.

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According to major foreign media on the 27th (local time), about 20,000 people gathered in Madrid, the capital of Spain, for a pro-Palestine rally. They marched through the streets holding Palestinian flags and shouted slogans condemning Israel. In Rome, the capital of Italy, hundreds gathered to condemn Israel, saying "Stop the genocide against the Palestinian people." In Milan, about 1,200 people held a rally criticizing Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

During some of the rallies, clashes with police occurred. Earlier, representatives of the Italian Jewish community had requested the government to ban the rallies, fearing they might escalate into anti-Semitic movements.

In Germany, protests condemning the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) were held. Criticism has increased after reports emerged that several AfD politicians attended secret meetings discussing plans to deport millions of immigrants. Large-scale demonstrations opposing AfD and other far-right politics took place in D?sseldorf, Mannheim, Kiel, and Osnabr?ck. According to local police, about 100,000 people gathered in D?sseldorf, with approximately 20,000 and 11,000 people assembling in Mannheim and Kiel, respectively.

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